Annual Art Exhibition 2008

Click link for our 31st Annual Art Exhibition 2009 details of art award categories, conditions of entry and entry form.

Over $6,000.00 in prize money!

Winners of the 30th Annual Art Exhibition 2008

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Left to right: Betty Clarke, Tim Guzsely, Lou Derry, Amanda Feher.

Lou Derry receiving 'Best of Show' Elizabeth Guzsely Memorial Award from Judge Amanda Feher, presented by Elizabeth's husband Tim Guzsely.

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Left to right: Betty Clarke, Zabrina Duncan, Barb Lamont

Zabrina Duncan receiving a Highly Commended in the Endeavour Lions Youth Encouragement Award for her graphite drawing titled 'Joey'.

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Award Winning Art Works

BEST OF SHOW ELIZABETH GUZSELY MEMORIAL AWARD No 75 Section 6 “Where Sweet Water Flows” - Pastel


(Open) (Non Acquisitive)
Awarded to an artwork considered to be the best of the show, chosen from all categories

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By Louise Derry

COOK SHIRE COUNCIL AWARD –“Spirit of Cook Shire”

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(Acquisitive)
Framed painting depicting the spirit, heart, character or essence of the Cook Shire (Open to Cook Shire residents only)

First Prize:No 5 “Gaanhaal Big Sister View to Mt Piebald" - Oil

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By Amanda Jones

Highly Commended: No 9 “Pull of the Tide – Archer Point” - Pastel

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By Lou Derry

COLLINGWOOD TIN MINE AWARD

(Acquisitive)
Landscape on canvas – any medium

First Prize: No 19 “Alone in the Normanby” - Oil

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By Trevor Maudsley

Highly Commended: No 14 “What Lies Beneath”

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By Jane Arthars

ERGON ENERGY AWARD logo

(Non Acquisitive)
Contemporary/Abstract – any medium, any subject

First Prize: No 31 “Dialogue with Fire”

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By Claudine Marzik

Highly Commended: No 29 “Waters Edge” - Pastel

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By Louise Derry

HOPEVALE ART AND CULTURE AWARD

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(Non Acquisitive)
Indigenous Art – Open to indigenous artists of Cook, Wugal Wugal and Hopevale Shires

First Prize: No 42 “Balinga Story” - Acrylic

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By Helen Gordon

Highly Commended: No 39 “Splash” - Acrylic

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By Lea Ambrum-Stevens

GREENFIELD MEMORIAL AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Black and white – Any subject

First Prize: No 55 “To the Sea”

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By Tanya Coventry

Highly Commended: No 57 Crab Hole Creation - Graphite

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By Amanda Jones

COOKTOWN BOWLS CLUB AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Traditional representational landscape painting – Any medium

First Prize: No 78 “A Moment in Time” - Acrylic

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By Betty Clarke

Highly Commended: NO 74 “Where There’s Smoke" - Acrylic

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By Faye Pini

PORTRAIT

(Non Acquisitive)
Portrait or Person – Any medium

First Prize: No 82 “Willie Gordon – Citizen of the Year Cooktown 2008” - Pastel

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By Amanda Jones - photo quality less due to reflections on glass

Highly Commended: No 81 “Ella Enchanted” - Pastel

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By Irene Taylor

FAUNA AND FLORA

(Non Acquisitive)
Painting of animal and/or plant life – Any medium

First Prize: No 97 “Water Lillies”

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By Trevor Maudsley

Highly Commended: No 102 “Patch-Worked Dreams”

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By Jane Arthurs

ENDEAVOUR LIONS YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Open to high school age students only – Any medium, Any subject

First Prize: No 109 “Rainforest Enchantment”

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By Symone Kayla Welsh

Highly Commended: No 103 “Joey”

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By Zabrina Duncan

POBERAY MEMORIAL AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Miniature Painting – Any medium, Any subject

First Prize: No 112 “Waiting”

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By Tanya Coventry

Highly Commended: No 116 “From Little Things”

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By Faye Pini

COOKTOWN CREATIVE ARTS ASSOCIATION AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Handmade textile art form

First Prize: No 119 “Simple Pleasures”

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By Diana Burns

Highly Commended: No 120 “Snakes Belly Necklace”

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By Johanna Taylor

CCAS & CSAS AWARD

(Non Acquisitive)
Handmade 3 Dimensional Art Form

First Prize: No 122 Didgeridoo

Didgeridoo

By Conrad J Michael

Highly Commended: No 127 “Cityscape” Bracelet

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By Johanna Taylor


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